While working for Blue Shield, I saw Senator Ed Hernandez do favors for the company, his biggest corporate contributor. He should reveal his dealings with Blue Shield, and legislators’ communications with big donors should be made subject to disclosure under the Public Records Act.

Obamacare’s premium rebate formula has a glitch that rewards insurers who overcharge. The industry, which has reaped over $700 million from the flaw, has kept it secret until now. Read my article on this at healthinsurance.org.

By reporting costs resulting from administrative errors as medical expenses, Blue Shield appears to have shortchanged customers on rebates required by Obamacare’s limits on profits and administrative expenses.